The 2015 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place Friday, March 6 through Monday, March 9 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center. The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The champion, Wofford, received an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
With the addition of East Tennessee State and Mercer, all 10 teams participated in the tournament.
Video 2015 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Format
All ten conference members qualify for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The top six seeds received a first-round bye, with the bottom four teams playing two first-round games.
Tiebreaking system
The tiebreaking system is as follows:
- Two teams
- Head to head record
- Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken.
- Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com
- Three or more teams
- Best record against all teams involved in the tie
- Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the tie is broken.
- Higher RPI, as published by RPIRatings.com
Maps 2015 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Seeds
Schedule
Bracket
* denotes overtime period
All-tournament team
First Team
- Stephen Croone, Furman
- James Sinclair, Western Carolina
- Karl Cochran, Wofford
- Spencer Collins, Wofford
- Lee Skinner, Wofford
Second Team
- Kris Acox, Furman
- Geoff Beans, Furman
- Devin Sibley, Furman
- T. J. Hallice, Mercer
- Ike Nwamu, Mercer
References
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